He reshuffled the national security leadership, bringing younger and less doctrinaire officials to key positions and giving himself more personal control over decision-making

In Geneva, Switzerland in November 1985 Gorbachev the first meeting about the Neutral Turf (a meeting that talked about beginning to forge a relationship that would not only improve U.S.-Soviet relations but would turn out to be the beginning of the end of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and ultimately of the Soviet Union itself.)

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Shout Out:

Mikhail Gorbachev is best known for helping end the Cold War.

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Current Event:

Mikhail Gorbachev Made a Policy called glasnost and a major cultural thaw took place and freedoms of expression and of information were significantly expanded.

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Why is my leader important?

My leader is important because he helped stop the cold war. If he wouldn't have helped stop the coldwar then who would? My leader is also important because He helped expand Freedom of Expression. He has did many thing for us to have a freedom of expression.